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Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
HOuSeh old Hints.


 In washing potatoes preparatory to cooking it is the custom of experienced housekeepers to bathe the tubers in tepid water. This will be found a much more expeditions pro- cess than the common practice of breathing upon them or moistening with the lips and polishing with a coarse cloth. When it is expedient to fill kerosene lamp while. burn ing, it is generally advisable to delegate the task to the least good looking female mem- Der of the family. Should there be an ex- plosion, eyentuating in the permanent dis fgurement of her countenance, the lamp will be credited with the full measure of her lack of beauty, and consequently be as it were a blessing in disguise. A merciful man is merciful to his beast. Hence it be tokens a most commendable consideration for the lower strata of the animal kingdom to embrace every opportunity to ameliorate most estimable lady, actuated by this noble sentiment, and whose worthy example should be followed by all householders hay ing real love for Gods lesser creations, reg ularly leaves her dishes unwashed after meal in order that the waterbugs may find something wherewith to satisfy the cravings of their appetite. There is such a thing as taking too much precaution even in house. keeping. It is good judgment perhaps to lock the piano when leaving the domestic alone in the house for obvious reasons; but in most families it is not considered necessa- ry to lock up the washtubs ill order to prevent the young ladies of the family from gaining access thereto. It should be the constant endeavor of the careful house. keeper to remove from sight whatever is unpleasant to look at. There is, however, danger of going too far in this as in other matters of home regulation. For example, when ysu are expecting guests not pos sessed of that physical gift which is said to be but skin deep, it is not good policy to turn the faces of the mirrors to the wall, as your kind intention would be lia- ble to misinterpretation.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
Women With Bad Figures.

From the New York Mail and Express
 Mrs. Jenness Miller, who is trying to re- form woman's dress, is very handsome and perfect specimen of the healthfulness of the system she advocates. In conversation with a reporter the other day she told some curi- ous facts about the physical deformity of her sex, caused by the corset and other methods that the nineteenth century calls fashion. She said:
 1T was in a Turkish bathroom not long ago and noticed the physical appear ance of some forty or fifty fashionable women-young, middle-aged and old. Out of that number I did not see a perfect shaped figure. Those who were young doubtless inherited their physical de6cien- cies, and were assisting to further mar their unnatural proportions by wearing eorsets. Men do not dream that such malformation exists among the women, but picture them from the illusive idea conveyed by seeing them dressed in the extreme of fashion. Some of these women had small waists, others had cramped, pinched feet and the majority wer= suffering from the torturing practice of tight laeing. None of them moved around with free and easy tread and buoyant elasticity. They were slow and sluggish in their movements and evidently averse to any kind of exertion beyond the mere necessity of walking I was surprised, for I thought that some women were so strong and robust that naturally they would escape the curse of fashions decrees Re clining on couch after the bath 1 heard young lady next to me exclaim ill conversa- tion to third lady that she would not mar " MT. So-and so because he was not robust. Then in the next sentence she said she sui fered from asthma and was somewhat sub ject to hysteria. I turned over and gazed at the woman who didn't want to marry man because he was not apparently strong. She was pale, thin and delicate looking, the very woman @ man would not care to select for a wife unless he wanted to start hospital at home."
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to go for the Farms at the last minute. I talked with probably forty members. I have no partner. sometimes work on the same case with MT. Young. We do not di- vide fees. No part of the sum to be paid me was contingent. think my services are valuable to anyone who may want them. I devote six months of the year to looking after the interests of corporations and other of my clients. The other six months I de- vote to collecting my bills and recreation.
 Ridiculous as it may seem, and ridiculous as it is, there are seven toll bridges left in this State. They are: On the Connecticut river, Enfield and Sufield, Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point, East Hartford bridges; on the Thames river, Rope Ferry bridge; on the Housatonic river, Washington, Zoar and Bennett's bridges. There is no doubt that these toll bridges are nuisances which should be abolished as speedily as possible. The Hartford Courant advocates the following as the best plan for abolishing them: Let the State create a bridge commission with power to condemn and take all the toll bridges, pay ing for these with money raised by an issue of per cent State bonds. Let the present tolls be maintained until the receipts pay off the bonds and then let the bridges be the property of the State and be free. It is straight ahead, simple and intelligible. All it needs is to have the bill so phrased that the commissioners cannot pay too much for the bridges-which could readily be secured by having their action invalid unless ap- proved, say by the treasurer and comptroller. Passing the judgment of the commission and these two officials, the decision would be accepted as fair one, probably, by all citi- zanS
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
M UGH.

New York has had Most too much.-New Orleans Picayune.
 Nihilist Hartmann is peddling soap. The inconsistency renders his disguise impenetra- ble.-Philadelphia Call f'Ye. little spalpeen! I'll teach ye now niver to come home agin half dhrowned to yer poor ould mudther till yez knows how ter shwim!"-Wasp.
 To the question, sWhat is the first thing | raised in spriDga" the Binghampton Republi-
 can replies: .The first thing that is usually
 raised in spring is rent" The Arabs claim that Eve was created first. Adam, we believe, was afterthought, it being noticed that she needed someone to boss her.-Omaha World. A number of boys poker clubs have been | discovered in an Ohio city. The boys, it is l inferred, have been reading the newspaper I lives of successful congressmen.-Norristo Herald.
 According to the Free Press a Burlington man has a snapping turtle which he calls Agrippa. We presume when he takes hold he produces some most noble festers.- Lowell Courier.
 They have heard of United States sena- tor out in Wisconsin somewhere who isn't positive that he knows what ails the country, and has remedy for it, and large gangs of l searchers are out to find him.-Detroit Free Press.
 A book agent who invaded the Kingdom ot King M'wauga, of Africa, was captured by order of his majesty and quartered into sev- enteen pieces. The agent was selling fash ion magazine, and the king has 1000 wives -Norristown Herald.
 He took no Going to leave l town, old boya" Old Gent-"Yes, I'm go- ing on the 1850 train" ssI always try to avoid the 12:50 train" s'Why do you try to | avoid the 12:50 traina" Because it would
 be 10 to if caught it, and I don't care to | take any risks. s."-Texas Siftings. Mr. S-"Hello,.. Jack; studyinga Thought you were training for college nine" Jacks | mother (whispering)- g)-"Hush! They won't | take him on. He's dreadfully disappointed, poor fellow" His sister-"Yes; really des- ] perate, you know. There's nothing left for him now but to try for the Phi Beta Kappa and he feels the disgrace. "-Life. Nervous Patient Gin dentist chair)-Will it | hurt much, doctor? Dentist (reassuringly)- I'll guarantee it won't hurt bit. Nervous Patient (not convinced)-But what if it l should, doctor? What would your guarantee l amount to! Dentist (evidently sure of him l self)-If I hurt you, my dear sir, I'll pull every tooth in your head, and it won't cost | you cent.-Harper's Bazar.
 l The Drama.-4Gsthetic critic (at the club, | after the theater)-Can you imagine anything more utterly solemn than the denouement in | t'Romeo and Juliet?" Two lovers both dying 1 in the same vault! What fate more weirdly 1 tragic could Cynical old bachelor (who | has evidently never read the playl-Um-'s no knowing. The author might "a married 'em-Punch
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nearest hills. By the time had pushed my basket skirt down to my heels and stepped out of it saw dozen or more black heads emerging from the earth in my immediate neighborhood. Seeing the shaggy heads popping up all about me, darted away at a pace that must truly have astonished the na- tives. I think must have left the village at least five miles behind before I halted I then threw myself upon the ground too much exhausted to even load my gun "Was it one of their houses that you had jumped into, uncle?' here asked small boy who had been listening with 'Eall his ears" "Yes, boy, the roof of one of their huts. You see these miserable root digging, frog eating devils live in holes dug in the ground just like so many woodchucks. They make kind of basket work dome of willow, which they place over the hole and cover with grass and earth by way of roof, and in hot weather they sometimes strew this roof with green leaves as an additional protection from the heat of the sun. The one into which I plunged was so covered, and the framework being old and rotten, I popped through it easily enough"
 How Meeting Was Reported.
 From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.1
 remember one occasion, more than twen- ty years ago, when the representatives of several papers were directed to learn all they SOuAO dDOu1 SOCI0S CduCOS' ILdcA 1IAhu was on his mettle, but all were kept at a safe dis tanee from the room in which the noted poll iticisns met. When the meeting was called to order the reporters were in despair, be- cause they were under guard as it were in room separated from the assembly hall by wide corridor, or so situated that they could see nothing and hear nothing. But it so happened that along that side of the hall were number of low windows. The heavy ground glass prevented those who used the corridor from seeing what was going on within, but admitted the light.
 As the seven or eight newspaper men were sitting disconsolate, looking across to the caucus room, the shadow of a man appeared on the glass of the almost continuous win dow extending along the side. Someone had mounted the chair to address the chairman of the meeting, and the boys recognized him by his gestures. In the midst of what ap- peared to be rather excited speech he was pulled down from behind, and another man little further to the front popped up. The new speaker recognized by the contour | of his head and the cut of his clothes. The reporters scattered at once to different points of observation, and when the caucus ended they had pretty fair record of the persons who had spoken. Knowing how the speak CTS stood on the question before the meeting, they made up from their shadow pantomime certain prognostications as to what was said |, on which they interviewed every man whose shadow they had seen on the ground glass of the windows.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
Wednesday, May 4, 1887.
THE CATTLE RING.

Those who eat beef, as we'll as those who produce it, are interested in the way the cattle business is conducted. And especially are the beef eaters interested in the perform ances of the Chicago cattle ring, which pre- vents them from getting their beef as cheap as they ought to get it.
 The magnitude of the business done by the Chicago cattle ring was made apparent at the recent convention of cattle producers by E. N. McGillan. We have, said he, in the cattle business of the United States Cat least $1, 300, 1000, ,o00 invested, unorganized, and without head. Five shrewd, sharp, ener- getic business firms in Chicago, with capi- tai of about $50, 900, handle us as they please and have us cowed as 8 dozen police men can COW an untrained mob" And he continued: Where has the money gone that was in the cattle business Perhaps the Chicago stock yards, valued at $1 ,500, ,000, watered to $11 1000, 900, and paying $55, ,000,- 900 dividends in ten years, can tell. Perhaps the five Chicago firms, who are credited with making over s2O0, 900, ,oOO, principally in the last five years, can tell.
 But Mr. McGillan is not discouraged by the situation. He believes the ring can be beaten. He does not favor the establishment of new stock yards because the ring would crush them by secret freight rates. But this is his plan: Pool the entire cattle interests of on every animal he owns for $5 per head, payable in five annual payments, with per cent. interest; such payments to be deducted from his beef sales. Let this pool decide when, where, and how all beef shall be shipped and sold. Let no cattle be sold at any price or any terms except to this pool. And the pool or trust must start with capi- tai of $1OO,oOo,O
 This is certainly comprehensive scheme, and one which if carried out might add to the profits of cattle raisers. That it would help the beef eaters much is not very prob able. But there is no doubt that something ought to be done. For, as the New York Times puts it: For three or four years the price which the ranchman could get for his trade has been falling. The reduction has been about 50 per cent. At the same time railroad freight charges in general have fall en. Notwithstanding these changes the con- sumer in eastern cities must pay as much for beef as he paid two or three years ago. Who have gained by the reduction of the price of cattle? The ring of slaughterers and ship, pers in Chicago and Kansas City, through whose hands the cattle pass and who fix the prices to be paid to the producer and by the consumer This ring has been enabled to maintain it's monopoly by means of secret and iniquitous bargains with the railroad companies, like the bargains by which the Standard Oil Trust crushed competition and captured the oil industry of the United States
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE C1TY, 15 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS MONTH, $500 FOR SIX MONTHS, $6.00 YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
Cloak and Shawl Department.
 SreciaI for This Sale.

Cloak and Shawl Department.
 Special for This Sale.
 Hot Brocaded Wraps, worth S125o for this sale I lot Brocaded Wraps, worth si5; for this sale onlf of I Broeaded Wraps, worth SIS; for this sale Walking Jackets with Fancy Hoods, special lots 6 for this s, se at gfees @ eac Never sold under S4 S4. 50 and $6. - e,o , Black Diagonal Jackets for this sale at SlO and SIS. Extraordinary value
 Black and COIOred Jersey Waists 100 dozen special Jersey Waists, worth 1.5o; for s So1en ergey Waists worth and sold at $a; for this sale only $1.5 ., oa ,o s 25 dozen Breton Vest Jerseys, worth S%9o' anu Chudda and Cashmere ShaWls rom Sl2o to S@.oo' Hand knit Shawis SITS to S3.5O. Superior value. The above lots are simply marvellous Please examine them before they are all sold
 Lace Caps.
 50 dozen Lace Caps, worth 33c each; our price for 100 dozen Lace Caps actual worth 371ac and soc; our price for this sale only 25c and 29c
 Large assortment of Caps at soc, 75c, $l up to S2 each.
 EEandkerchiefs.
 50 dozen Ladies' Colored Bordered H. s. Hand kerchiefs, worth 10c each price for this sale 50 dozen Ladies' Embroidered H. S. Handker- chiefs worth 200 each; price for this sale only 121sc. ,,,- chiefs, worth 15c; for this sale only 1oc each. 100 Carriage Parasol Covers. always sold at 5Oo; POO Carriage Farasol Covers, in two styles, worth S71Ac; for this sale only Soc.
 10O Parasol Covers elegant quality, from 1oc to io0 Lace Pillow Shams for this sale only 15c each 250 Lace Pillow Shams for this sale only @oc each
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
@Iisee1 1Ia11en11s.

Notice to Contractors. CITY ENGINEERS OFFICE. No. r CITY HALL,
 NEW HAVEN Conn, April 25, 1887. ]
 SEWERS AND GRADING. CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this E1 office until 7:30 o'clock p. m., WEDNESDAY, May 4, 1887, for constructing sewers and appurte- nanCeS in
 Day street. from Chapel to Martin. Veto street, from State to Orange. Nash street, from Lawrence to Edwards. Bishop street, from Orange to Whitney avenue. Division street, from Winchester avenue westerly
 ALSO FOR GRADING Edwards and Munson streets, from Whitney ave- nue to Mansfield street.
 St. Roman street from Lawrence street northerly Rock Lane from Whitney avenue eaSterly. Blank forms of proposal, and any information concerning pIans specifications bonds. etc., will be furnished on application.
 No proposal will be received after the time speci- fed and all proposals not the blanks furnished or not properly filled out, will be rejected The right to reject any or all bids is resery ed. By order of the Board of Public Works.
 ALBERT B. HILL, a27 2S mi City Engineer.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
LINES OF THE HAND.
What CheIrosOphicaI Science s;
 They Signify.

What CheIrOsOphfcaI Science Says
 They Signify.
 The most important line in the hand, writes Cheirosophist Heron-Allen, is of course the line of life-that line sweeping around the base of the thumb from the wrist. Long, clear, direct in it's course and we'll co,ored, it denotes long life, good health and a good character and disposition. Thick and red, it betrays violence and bru- tality. The ages at which events have hap pened may be told by the points at which they have marked the line. The shorter the line the shorter the life; and (this is rather startling) from the point at which the line terminates in both hands may be accurately predicted the time of death. A break in the line is always an illness; if in both hands there is always grave danger of death, es- pecialiy if the lower branch of the line turn in toward the thumb. Rays across the hand from the basis of the thumb always denotes worries, and the age at which they occur is always shown by the point at which the rays terminate. The f'line of head" which is the next great line in the hand-it extends from between the thumb and forefnger across to the third fnger-should be clean and we'll closed, without fork, break ramifcation. Pale and broad denotes feebleness or lack of intellect; but II It IS long and strong It de- notes self-control The third line is the line of the heart-the line sweeping from the forefnger across the hand. If it goes right across it indicates excessive affection, result ing in a morbid jealousy. If it is choined the subject is an inveterate hirt. Very, very thin and bare it is sign of murder. The fourth great line in the hand is that of for tune, which rises through the whole hand from the wrist to between the second and third fingers If it starts from the line of life it shows that fortune results from ones own deserts; rising from the wrist, it is al- ways sign of good luck. Twisted or rag ged at the base, it indicates ill luck in early life. The line of health comes from the base of the line of life. Clearly traced. it seldom exists in a hand; but when it is found it is sign of good health, gayety and success. There exists of course in every hand lines which do not come under any of these rules; but the expert in cheirosophy has no diff culty in reading such by reference to their position with regard to the principal lines.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
That Tired Feeling

The warm weather has debilitating effect, especially upon those who are within doors most of the time. The peculiar, yet common, complaint known as ''that tired feeling" is the result. This feeling can be entirely overcome by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, which gives new life and strength to all the functions of the body.
 "I could not sleep; had no appetite. I took Hoods Sarsaparilla and soon began to sleep soundly; could get up without that tired and languid feeling; and my appetite improved" R. A. SANFORD, Kent, Ohio.
 Strengthen tue System
 Hoods Sarsaparilla Is characterized by three peculiarities 1st, the combination of remedial agents; 2d, the proportion; 3d, the process of securing the active medicinal qualities. The result is a medicine of unusual strength, effecting cures hitherto unknown. Send for book containing additional evidence. purifies my blood, sharpens my appetlte, ana seems to make me over:" J. F. IHoMPsoN' Register of Deeds, Lowell, Mass.
 ssHood's Sarsaparilla beats all others, ano is worth it's weight in gold.'' I. HARRINGTON 13o Bank Street, New York City.
 Hoods SaFSapaFilla Sold by all druggists. s1; six for S5. Made only by c, I. HOOD Ss CO., Lowell, Mass.
 100 Doses One Dollar.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
In a Hole With 8 Colony of Root Dig
 gers.

gers.
 From the Salt Lake Tribune.J
 While dashing furiously along I suddenly felt myself sink into the earth up to my arm- pits. At the same instant heard down in the ground the shrieks of human beings women and children. felt hands clutch at my legs and naked human bodies pressing against thsm. I uttered no sound-I was too much frightened I held my breath and shrank within myself. Every instant I ex- pected to feel a knife or spear thrust into my body. My feet were on the ground, and without knowing what was doing, gave a strong push with my breast. Finding that something was giving way, I plunged for ward and up steep slope of two or three feet, when I found myself bounding like a deer across the level meadow with a great contrivance of basket work suspended from my hips and extending yard or more on all sides looked for all the world as It had donned huge hooped-skirt. While making a momentarY halt, in order to disengage my self from the singular machine hanging upon me- cast my eyes backward and saw an old woman and three or four naked children scrambling out of the hole from which I had just made my escape. Yelling at the top of their voices, they dashed away fast their legs would carry them, making for the
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
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